TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein 312 Black
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 8mm [US L-11]
- Yarn needle, 24” (61 cm) 20 gauge black wire, ½ yard (.5 mm) ¼” or ½” wide black elastic, sewing needle and black thread
- GAUGE: 10 sts = 4” (10 cm); 7 rows = 4” (10 cm). CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
- RED HEART® Super Saver®, E300 available in solid color 7 oz (198 g), 364 yd (333 m); multicolor, heather and print 5 oz (141 g), 244 yd (223 m), flecks 5 oz (141 g), 260 yds (238 m) skeins Mask measures 16½” wide x 4½” long (42 x 11.5 cm)
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Special Stitch
Picot = Ch 3, slip st in 3rd ch from hook.
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Notes
- Mask is worked from top down in rows. Last round creates a picot edging._x000B_
- Wire is inserted through upper edge so wings will flair out._x000B_
MASK
Beginning at the top, ch 40.
Row 1 (right side): Dc in 3rd ch from hook (beginning ch counts as first dc), 2 dc in next 2 ch, dc in next 7 ch, hdc in next 4 ch, sc in next 10 ch, hdc in next 4 ch, dc in next 7 ch, 2 dc in last 3 ch, turn—44 sts. Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc in first st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 11 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 10 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 11 sts, 2 dc in next st, 2 dc in top of beginning ch, turn—48 sts.
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in first st, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next 15 sts, ch 10, skip next 5 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, ch 10, skip next 5 sts, dc in next 15 sts, 2 dc in next dc, 2 dc in top of beginning ch, turn—42 sts and 2 ch-10 spaces.
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in first st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 17 sts, 10 hdc in first 10-ch space, hdc in next 4 sts, 10 hdc in next 10-ch space, dc in next 17 sts, 2 dc in next st, 2 dc in top of beginning ch, turn—66 sts. Row 5: Ch 3, dc in first st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 19 sts, hdc in next 24 sts, dc in next 19 sts, 2 dc in next st, 2 dc in top of beginning ch, turn—70 sts. Round 6: Ch 3, dc in first st, (2 dc, picot, dc) in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, *slip st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, (2 dc, picot, dc) in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st; repeat from * once, sc in next 17 sts, hdc in next st, dc in next st, (2 dc, picot, dc) in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next 17 sts, **sc in next st, hdc in next st, (2 dc, picot, dc) in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, slip st in next st; repeat from ** once, sc in next st, hdc in next st, (2 dc, picot, dc) in next st, 2 dc in top of beginning ch, sc in end of each row, sc in next 16 sts, hdc in next st, (2 dc, picot, dc) in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next 6 sts, hdc in next st, (2 dc, picot, dc) in next st, hdc in next st, sc in remaining sts across, sc in end of each row; join with slip st in top of beginning ch. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends. Insert wire through wrong side of mask and bend to spread out the wings. With sewing needle and thread, sew elastic band to wrong side at outer edges of eye holes, adjusting to fit as needed.
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ABBREVIATIONS
ch = chain;
dc = double crochet;
hdc = half double crochet;
sc = single crochet;
st(s) = stitch(es);
( ) = work directions in parentheses into same st;
* = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated.